Improvement in hame-clips



P. BURNS. Hanne-Clips.

No. 214,019. Patented April 8, 1879.

WITH EE: l INJEP] Tl- UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE.

` PETER BURNS, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

IM PROVEM ENT IN HAM E-CLI PS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 214,019, dated April 8, 1879 ,application filed March 3, 1879.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETER BURNS, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hame-Glips, of which the following, taken iu connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full and complete description of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of my improved clip secured to a section of a harne. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through line X X, Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the 1i gures.

A is the hame; B U, the clip, which is made in two parts-the clip proper and the staple for the ring.

D is the ring, which is of the usual form, as shown in Fig. 1, or it may be pear-shaped and provided with a transverse bar 5 but both forms of rings are old, and of themselves form no part of my invention.

The clip B is cast of the same general outline as the top of the hame, with two perforatious or apertures for the passage of the staple C. It is provided with the flange Gr, which extends downwardly over the side of the hame, and also with the loop or ring E. The clip, with its flange and loop, is cast in one piece, or made integral, in any well-known manner.

The staple which receives the ring is formed separately, and is provided with perforations, coinciding with the perforations or apertures in the clip. The staple may be of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and it is attached to the clip by separate screws, or by rivets passed through the clip and the hame, and the ends upset on the under side of the hame.

It is obvious that a ring and clip made iu the manner above described is readily constructed, no core being required iu casting, and the parts are easily adjusted on the haine by means of the screws or rivets.

If it should be desired to remove one form of ring and substitute another, it is only necessary to remove the screws, detach the staple, and with the form of ring required secure the parts together again.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hame-clip consisting of the clip or base-plate B, having loop E and flange G, made integral, and the separate staple or bridge G, having perforated attened arms, and secured to the base-plate by screws or rivets, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A hame provided with the clip B, having loop E and flange G, made integral, the separate staple or bridge G, having perforated iiatteued arms, and secured thereto by screws or rivets, and provided with a suitable ring, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

PETER BURNS.

Witnesses:

FRED FRASER, W. F. PARDEE. 

